Another 12 FinTech startups coming out of Y Combinator this year
From automated background checks to cryptocurrency banks, Y Combinator’s second demo day for its latest batch presented a dozen new enterprises to look out for.
Juzhen rakes in $23m in largest Asian blockchain round
Blockchain post-trade startup Juzhen Financials has raised $23m in a Series A round of funding. The investment was led by Wanxiang Holdings.
French finance minister warns that Facebook’s Libra project would put an end to states’...
Bruno Le Marie, France’s finance minister, said on Thursday that Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency Libra should be stopped as it put “the monetary sovereignty of states [in] jeopardy.”
Streamr ends ICO after hitting hardcap on $30.5m
Blockchain-based data stream Streamr has ended its ICO after hitting its hard cap, pulling in around $30.5m.
Billon picks up $2m for ledger-based banking services
Distributed ledger-based payments firm Billon has raised $2m in funding from a collection of unnamed UK investors.
Cyptorcurrency exchange Binance is being blackmailed by a person claiming to have its KYC...
A person is demanding over $3.6m worth of Bitcoin from Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, or they will release 10,000 photo that are similar to the know-your-customer (KYC) data the company uses.
Crypto.com launched French Version of of its app and cryptocurrency exchange
After rolling out its card across 31 European markets earlier this year, Crypto.com has now launched its app and cryptocurrency exchange in France.
Do you have insights about cryptocurrencies, digital banking and RegTech? Then this regulator wants...
The US might be about to change its rules about cryptocurrencies, RegTech and digital banking in a big way.
Libra has lost another backer, but claims it has 180 replacements as it puts...
The Facebook-backed cryptocurrency project Libra names five people to its association board as another backer jumps ship.
Why are lawmakers worried about the Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra?
Mark Zuckerberg endured a serious grilling this week as lawmakers around the world continue to express their concerns about Libra.
The Facebook CEO did not...
